{"id":132230,"date":"2019-03-11T20:58:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T19:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=132230"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:14:57","slug":"google-assistant-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-assistant-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Assistant just got better at talking back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody is saying that AI assistants aren\u2019t impressive. It is just that they can be a little annoying and frustrating to use. They\u2019re rigid so to speak, particularly when you\u2019re talking to them. Let\u2019s just say they\u2019re not kidding anybody. When you\u2019re speaking to an AI Assistant, like Google\u2019s Assistant or Amazon\u2019s Alexa, you know you are talking to a machine. This in an issue that needs attention, and it is an issue that Google is trying to address<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s Continued Conversation update makes it easier to talk to on Smart Display devices<\/h2>\n

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The big issue with AI assistants is the “wake word” phrases.<\/strong> The constant need to say things like \u201cAlexa\u2026\u201d or \u201cHey Google\u2026\u201d before every single request breaks up the flow of the conversation. What could be a chat ends up a series of commands. This is what Google is trying to address with the Continued Conversation on Smart Displays update.<\/p>\n

The update is a simple one and works like this. Whenever you speak to Google Assistant, using the \u201cHey Google\u2026\u201d or \u201cOK Google\u2026\u201d wake words, it will remain active long enough after the original command has been made so that you can continue with more requests.<\/strong> This means that you can ask Google to turn the lights on and then ask Google to tell you what the weather will be like in the morning, without having to say \u201cHey Google\u2026\u201d a second time. It is a simple change, but one that could make your exchanges with Google Assistant feel a little more natural or, dare we say it, human.<\/p>\n

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How to enable Continued Conversation on Smart Displays for Google Assistant<\/h3>\n

This new feature is an optional extra and so won\u2019t be enabled by default. To enable Continued Conversation on Smart Displays you need to go to Settings<\/strong>, then Preferences<\/strong>, and then finally Continued Conversation<\/strong>. Once here, click the toggle button to on to enable the feature.<\/p>\n

The new feature is now available on Smart Display devices including the Google Home Hub<\/a>, Lenovo Smart Display<\/a>, JBL Link View<\/a>, and the LG XBOOM AI ThinQWK9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is just the latest in a string of new features that Google has added to Smart Display devices. Other features include Interpreter mode<\/a>, home appliance and smart device control, multi-room audio, and Live Photo albums<\/a> that automatically update when photos of certain people or animals are taken on linked Google cameras.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a Google Assistant user, however, who doesn\u2019t have a Smart Display device you might want to check out one of our other Google Assistant articles like our essential guide to Google Assistant<\/a>, Google Assistant\u2019s uncanny ability to predict whether your flights will take off on time<\/a>, and our look at the surprisingly complicated backstory that went into Google Assistant\u2019s character development<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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